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My neighborhood delivers the mail on foot, while the truck is parked most of the day. The delivery man walks more than a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker.

• pugworthy 4y ago
  Seems to be at the discretion of the delivery person. Our usual one walks a lot, but there's one sub that literally drives to every house, hops out, delivers.
  • angry_octet 4y ago
    There's a glimpse of the Amazon delivery dystopia on tiktok where the driver shows the monitoring camera and goes through the rules the system enforces. (Favourite ones: can't drink water while driving (even if stopped), can't touch centre console (e.g. for airconditioning, radio).) Because of the delays due to rules (vehicle in park before unbuckle, seat belt buckled before moving, door shut), and the huge penalties for forgetting a rule even once, it is common for drivers to park and then run back and forth to the truck. https://jalopnik.com/watch-an-amazon-driver-explain-the-companys-in-van-surv-1850168129 https://jalopnik.com/watch-an-amazon-driver-explain-the-comp...
  • flutas 4y ago
    > Seems to be at the discretion of the delivery person. Historically: It's by section of the route. Each route is supposed to have designated walking or riding sections. That might have changed recently though.